What is the Current Status of WiMAX?

PalletBoy asks: "I live in BFE (read 'remote') Pennsylvania where BroadBand is not available in any form save satellite, which is no good for price and latency reasons (curse my MMO addiction!). My big question is: what is the -actual- current status of WiMAX technology? Different sites have me believing different things and I can't find an exact answer to the question 'When will I be able to buy a WiMAX router and cards so I can remotely receive broadband?' When will WiMAX (802.16) be solidly standardized, out, and affordable? Or is it already there?"

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I know there's nothing for me to see here.

[mpathetiq]

It IS wireless after all.

Ask Google?

[Cardoe]

Now I know I'm going to get smacked down for this... But seriously... some of the Ask Slashdot sounds like Ask Google.

Re:Ask Google?

[SlayerofGods]

Yah it does.... but why would you pay someone on Google Answers to find the answer for you when you have 1,000s of people here that will do it for free?

Re:Background

[Anonymous Coward]

Just some background information on B.F.E. for those who aren't sure what this is all about.

(Look under the section entitled 'Kadigans in the English language for places')

This message sent via WiMax

[TrippTDF]

My office in NYC uses WiMax. We upgraded earlier this year and we've had great uptime, and good speed. The cool thing is that the transmitter we connect to is on the Empire State Building. When I connect to the VPN from home, I can look out the window at the ESB and see my data flying through the air...

Re:This message sent via WiMax

[fm6]

I can look out the window at the ESB and see my data flying through the air...

I suggest you cut back on the all-nighters!

Re:Background

[Yocto Yotta]

In case Slashdot is Slashdotted, here is the text of the newspost for your convenience:

Posted by Cliff on Monday September 12, @11:20AM
from the last-mile-broadcast-broadband dept.
PalletBoy asks: "I live in BFE (read 'remote') Pennsylvania where BroadBand is not available in any form save satellite, which is no good for price and latency reasons (curse my MMO addiction!). My big question is: what is the -actual- current status of WiMAX technology? Different sites have me believing different things and I can't find an exact answer to the question 'When will I be able to buy a WiMAX router and cards so I can remotely receive broadband?' When will WiMAX (802.16) be solidly standardized, out, and affordable? Or is it already there?"

Hopefully that helps save Slashdot's bandwidth for more news of the same importance.

Re:Verizon commercials

[Nutria]

Kinda worthless, IMO, if you couldn't do something like play a steady game of WoW while riding a bus.

But of course, since we all know that the only reason for getting BB is for playing WoW, right?

Grow up, get a real job, move out of your parents' basement.